"Hailey?" Ryan called out my name from behind.

Only when the heart monitor beside Edward on the hospital bed told me that things hadn't yet reached the worst possible outcome did I realize I had been holding my breath. "I'm fine."

It wasn't a lie. I found it hard to believe it. Ever since I saw Edward, my heart had been constantly shrouded in fear, but my professional knowledge still managed to call back my rationality.

That was right. No matter how anxious I ...